A new species of Schlegelia (Schlegeliaceae) from wet montane forest of Colombia and a key for the species of the genus

By

Aymard, Gerardo
Jaramillo, M. Alejandra

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

230

Pages

257--269

Subjects

bosques húmedos montanos , Climbing plants , Flora de Colombia , Flora of Colombia , Lamiales , Lianas , montane wet forests , plantas trepadoras , Serranía de Las Quinchas , Virolín

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.230.107398

 

Abstract

In this paper we describe and illustrate Schlegelia longirachis a new species from montane forest remnants (1200--1900 m) in the Western slope of the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia (“Serranía de Las Quinchas” and Virolín county) in the Departments of Boyacá and Santander. A root-climbing liana, the new species is contrasted to S. fuscata, S. monachinoi and S. parviflora, the three most morphologically similar species of Schlegelia. This new species is differentiated from its putative close relatives by vegetative (texture, colour, pubescence and shape in leaves, bracts, bracteoles pedicel, calyx and corolla), inflorescences as well as floral characters (staminode absent). We provide an updated key to 24 known species of Schlegelia. For the identification key, S. fuscata and S. roseiflora are regarded here as different from S. parviflora. S. urbaniana is considered a synonym of S. axillaris, whereas S. fastigiata is separated from S. sulphurea as a recognizable species. Schlegelia has its center of distribution in Colombia, where 17 of the species are known to occur.